The following collection includes kings and queens as well as emperors, empresses, sheikhs, emirs and sultans. They are all varieties of the same breed: a state ruler who comes to power by either conquest or inheritance. Definitions can be blurred and problematic. There is a democratically elected king, queens who rule empires and many other confusions.

A compendium of Risk, one of the most commercially successful games ever published. Every aspect is examined; from the map board to tournament play and design. Each of the more than 60 published versions are introduced including the War versions from Brazil, the TEG family published in Argentina and Italy's Risiko! family of games.

Inspired by true stories discovered on reddit.com of incredible people that most of us don't know about. This book is a quirky and fascinating collection of people who have changed history, performed amazing feats - or just been incredibly lucky. A trivia-filled book to dip into and share with friends and family.

American Children's Periodicals, 1789-1872 is an attempt to describe every American periodical for children founded or publicly proposed before 1873. It is the most complete discussion available of these periodicals and the result of over 30 years of research. It should be valuable to anyone interested in the history of works for children or the history of American periodicals.

This book by a former career scientist deals with a fascinating range of discoveries over the centuries, related to everything from geology and astronomy to atomic theory, zoology and men who discovered continents. It also gives revealing information about the colourful lives of some of the people whose findings changed the world.

Everyone loves interesting trivia. But there are some among us who are true fact vacuums and Trivial Pursuit whizzes, forever armed to dazzle people by dropping all sorts of amazing facts at a moment’s notice. For those weird fact junkies (and for anyone else who is naturally curious about our crazy world), we humbly offer this extensive and deeply researched list of amazing facts.